Da Qin: Destroyed the Xiongnu at the beginning

"Regarding the specific location selection of the Liaodong Grand Canal, His Royal Highness the Prince issued a solicitation letter in the newspaper. All Daqin people can put forward their own suggestions."

"The court will finally select one of the most popular plans as the final one"

"Doesn’t that mean that the Northern Grand Canal may also pass through us?"

The people in Hedong, Shangdang, Taiyuan County and other places became excited.

You know, due to the large rivers in the Central Plains region, there are many branch water systems. As far as Liaodong, basically every county has its own water system. Originally

, If the court directly determines the plan, it will most likely be based on the shortest mileage, and everyone can just take a look.

But now, the court is actually openly soliciting opinions from the people. Doesn't that mean that as long as the county's voice is loud enough, You have the opportunity to have the Grand Canal pass through your doorstep.

This is a huge opportunity.

Although the main labor force of the Grand Canal comes from the coolies of the Mauryan Dynasty, it is only the supporting projects, such as ports and new cities along the The construction requires a large number of manpower, and according to the court's practice, priority will be given to hiring people from the local area.

This is definitely an excellent opportunity for the people in the counties to increase their income, and they do not need to leave home for too long. Far away.

And the real source of profit is the passing dividend after the successful construction of the Grand Canal.

Not to mention many, just the supplies, food and clothing of the ships passing through the port are enough to make the counties around the port rich.

Not to mention the navigation of the Grand Canal Among them, convenient water transportation will allow materials from distant places to enter smoothly and reduce the prices of many local daily necessities.

And local specialties can also be sold down the Grand Canal to counties and counties in Daqin, and even exported to foreign countries. It is a large amount of income.

In short, as long as the Grand Canal is built at the doorstep, it will be difficult for the local area to develop.

The people are instantly looking forward to it.

Even many wealthy families and business giants who were originally not optimistic about the Liaodong Grand Canal Jiadu became interested.

Although they were still more willing to invest funds in maritime trade and felt that investing in the Grand Canal was too slow to return their money, this did not prevent them from becoming supporters of the Liaodong Grand Canal, hoping that the Grand Canal could pass through their The door.

When the road is open, it will be easier to do business. This has been a recognized business principle throughout the Qin Dynasty.

Even at the court, the courtiers quarreled in order to fight for the Grand Canal to pass through their hometown.

After all, In addition to leaving a name in history, courtiers also want to return to their hometowns in glory when they retire. If they don't fight for the interests of their hometowns at this time, let alone cheering when they go back, they are afraid that they will be smashed by a pile of rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves..

You didn’t fight for your hometown even in the court, how dare you come back?

And they all have their own reasons.

Taiyuan County official: Taiyuan County’s coal reserves are the largest in the Qin Dynasty. The land route is already overwhelmed, so it is more convenient to come by water..

And we have Fenshui, which is the second largest tributary of the river. It is very convenient to connect to the Grand Canal.

Yanmen County officials: Support Taiyuan County’s proposal. The Grand Canal can be extended from Yanmen County, directly connected to Yanshui, and extended from here Zhi Shang Valley, and then expand to Liao District.

Of course, if you find the Fen River inconvenient, you can directly dredge it from the big river.

Officials of Julu and Handan counties: It is too far to go to Yanmen County, so it is better to pass directly through Julu. It is more convenient to take the Zhangshui River, and in the Guangyang County area, only a few additional projects are needed to directly enter the sea.

At that time, the combination of shipping and the Grand Canal will be the most perfect solution.

Officials with different origins have different opinions and argue It was so overwhelming that Meng Yi, who was in charge of presiding over the court meeting, was one head and two heads high.

However, Fusu always smiled and said nothing, and had a non-committal attitude towards any plan.

"Your Highness, if you don't show your attitude, the old minister will not dare to return home."

After going to court, Meng Yi complained privately to Fusu.

During this period, officials who had no results in the court did not dare to disturb Fusu. They all went to Meng Yi's house to lobby and persuade Meng Yi. Yi has been through a lot of trouble.

"So in Dr. Meng’s opinion, which plan is better? Fusu asked with a smile.

"this?"

Meng Yi couldn't help but hesitate.

If he could simply tell the winner, would it be such a headache?

"Recently, officials from the Ministry of Industry and the Academy of Engineering have learned that the simplest plan to build a Grand Canal reaching Liaodong is to add a section of path in Songhai City to Youbeiping and enter Yuyang. It was only in Liao that there were more projects"

"However, this plan is inconsistent with His Highness’ original intention to develop the inland areas along the way."

"Regardless of whether it is Yanmen County or Julu County, the amount of work is not small, and it can only radiate part of the area."

"As for the section where Yuyang enters Liaodi, there is not much controversy. After all, there are fewer people there."

Xiao He added on the side.

After saying that, Xiao He and Meng Yi looked at Fusu together.

After all, Fusu is the one who finally makes the decision.

"Since we can't argue, why not build it together? Fusu said with a slight smile.

"Isn't that appropriate? Meng

Yi blurted out:"Going inland and entering Liaodong requires a huge investment. If we start construction on multiple lines at the same time, it will be even more of a waste!""

"Why don't we start working on one line first, and then resume work on the line if there is demand?"

Xiao He hesitated for a long time, and then said, his opinions were basically the same as Meng Yi's.

"So, your eyes are still on the present and not focused on the future."

"Why is Daqin now close to the sea and the area close to the Grand Canal developing the fastest? Isn't it because of developed transportation and prosperous commerce?"

"The same example exists in areas such as Shangjun. Although there are many Gobi grasslands, they also developed because the Silk Road passed through them."

"This all shows that as long as it is located on a transportation thoroughfare, no matter how backward the local area is, it can still develop."

"The reason why the Northern Grand Canal is being opened now is to solve the problems of cold and cold land in the north, backward development and underdeveloped transportation."

"Except for Liaodong, the other counties and counties actually have a lot of potential that can be tapped, but they have not been discovered in the past."

"And after the large-scale development of Liaodong, do you really think that one canal will be enough to meet the demand?"

"Needless to say, today, less than a month after the opening of the Jiangnan Grand Canal, the transportation volume has increased several times. Some businessmen have already proposed to add double lines. You don’t know, right? Fusu said with a slight smile.

Qin people have a habit, which is also the basic character of the people in the Central Plains. That is, after they are afraid of poverty, they always want to save more and spend less if they can.

This situation has been discussed before. , there is nothing wrong with it, it can support the overburdened treasury.

But now, Daqin's business development continues to flourish, and the overall wealth level continues to grow. It is no longer appropriate to handle affairs with the previous vision.